MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
distance learning technology are empowering
humans
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
topics that
blended learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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